Umayamnon

Umayamnon TribeTribe
Purposes
Purposes for
for making
making the
the teeth
teeth black
black are
are
two
two namely:
namely: for
for medicinal
medicinal purposes
purposes
and
and for
for decoration.
decoration. The
The black
black dye
dye that
that
they
they used
used to
to blacken
blacken the
the teeth
teeth means
means
one distinction of being a human (who
one distinction of being a human (who
knows
knows how
how to
to dye
dye his
his teeth
teeth black)
black) for
for
according
according to
to them
them only
only monkeys
monkeys have
have
white teeth.
white teeth.

Bukidnon Tribe
Bukidnon Tribe
In
In the healing belief
the healing belief they
they believe
believe that
that Tigwahanon
Tigwahanon TribeTribe
indigenous
indigenous medicine
medicine cancan heal
heal the
the sick
sick In
In the
the healing belief they
healing belief they elieve
elieve that
that
person.
person. They
They also
also believed
believed inin “Tawal”
“Tawal” indigenous medicine can
indigenous medicine can heal
heal the
the sick
sick
or
or what
what wewe called
called “tuhi-tuhi”.
“tuhi-tuhi”. person. Also, they
person. Also, they are
are more
more on
on cultural
cultural
Whenever
Whenever thethe this
this medication
medication won’t
won’t practices like certain rituals to heal the
practices like certain rituals to heal the
heal
heal the sick, they would directly
the sick, they would directly make
make sick.
sick.
“pamuhat”
“pamuhat” or ritual for the healing of
or ritual for the healing of
the sick.
the sick.

Higaonon
Higaonon Tribe
Tribe
Bukidnon
Matigsalog
Matigsalog Tribe
Leaves
plant
were the
Leaves were the most
most widely
widely used
plant parts which were commonly
parts
prepared
which
by
were
boiling
used
commonly
in water
Tribes Tragedies
Tragedies like
death
death are
like illnesses,
are caused
caused by
Tribe
illnesses, drought
drought and
by angry
and
angry spirits.
spirits.
prepared by boiling in water Events
Events like
like planting
planting crops
crops and
and revenge-
revenge-
(decoction)
(decoction) and
and administered orally.
administered orally. taking
Stomach taking (called
(called "pangayaw")
"pangayaw") are are
Stomach ailments, respiratory diseases,
ailments, respiratory diseases, preceded
preceded by by rituals.
rituals. Life
Life is
is preoccupied
preoccupied
wounds
wounds or cuts, and
or cuts, and muscle
muscle pains
pains or
or with
over with appeasing
appeasing the the spirits
spirits by
by offering
offering
over fatigue
fatigue inin women were the
women were the most
most sacrifices.
sacrifices. Eggs,
Eggs, rice,
rice, corn,
corn, coins
coins
common health problems
common health problems treated
treated by
by bracelets,
the bracelets, anklets
anklets and
and betel
betel nuts
nuts are
are
the identified medicinal plants.
identified medicinal plants. placed
placed on
on an
an altar,
altar, and
and the
the Datu,
Datu, while
while
calling
calling on the spirits, slits the throat of
on the spirits, slits the throat of
a
a chicken
chicken and
and offers
offers the
the blood.
blood.

Talaandig
Talaandig Tribe
Tribe Manobo
Manobo Tribe
Tribe
The
The Talaandig
Talaandig has
has two
two methods
methods ofof The tribe
tribe is
is known
known forfor its
its profound
profound use
use
healing The
healing illness.
illness. One
One isis through
through aa of traditional herbal
of traditional herbal
religious
religious ceremony.
ceremony. Another
Another isis through
through
the medicine, even frequently
medicine, even frequently visited
visited by
by
the application
application of
of traditional
traditional herbal
herbal people
medicine.
medicine. They
They used
used medicinal
medicinal plants
plants people seeking herbal
seeking herbal
to
to cure
cure illnesses.
illnesses. medicine
medicine popularly
popularly known
known to cure
to cure
certain diseases
certain diseases